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Edward Luce

Edward Luce

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America is pulling up the drawbridge

The nation is growing tired of upholding the economic rules it laid out for the world after 1945

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For Putin, Gaza is an endless gift

For Biden, Israel’s war on Hamas is a serious drain

08.05.2024 30

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Europe should brace itself for Trump

Unlike in 2016, this time the former president has a coherent plan for governing

04.05.2024 30

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Adults, not students, are America’s problem

Campus protests are being routinely mishandled

01.05.2024 50

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While Donald Trump sleeps 

The Ukraine aid vote in the House of Representatives exposed Republican divisions that will endure

24.04.2024 20

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Biden’s containment migraine

The balancing act could get even trickier in the coming days

19.04.2024 10

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Biden’s polite Trumpism on China

Communication matters precisely because the structural problem between the pair is probably insoluble

17.04.2024 20

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America’s moment of truth on Ukraine

Republicans have a stark choice: help Zelenskyy or pay fealty to Trump

10.04.2024 10

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Abortion could be Trump’s Waterloo

Democrats need to press home their advantage on an issue that seems a sure vote-loser for Republicans in November

03.04.2024 20

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Robert Kennedy Jr’s perilous voyage of discovery

His third-party candidacy could split the vote and hand the election to Trump

27.03.2024 5

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Why no one will lend to Trump

The Republican candidate’s financial difficulties pose risks for America as well as for himself

20.03.2024 10

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Democracy dies in Trumpian boredom

The candidate’s unchecked flow of untruths and bizarre outbursts spell danger but no longer cause sufficient shock

13.03.2024 40

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The tyranny of America’s Supreme Court

Conservative majority delivers rulings that assist Trump and play politics with the constitution

06.03.2024 30

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America’s booming year from hell

Economic growth is failing to heal a nation torn over identity disputes instead of addressing its long-term challenges

28.02.2024 30

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Trump’s campaign is bankruptcy protection

American voters are the only force capable of stopping the Republican frontrunner from cashing in on the presidency

21.02.2024 60

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The grip of America’s geriatrics

Joe Biden is no frail outlier but the gerontocratic norm

14.02.2024 20

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Democrats need to face the unavoidable truth about Biden

Most voters, including supporters of his own party, see the president as too old to run again

09.02.2024 9

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America’s ‘do-harm’ Congress

Republicans are blocking policies they insisted on because Donald Trump wants chaos

07.02.2024 40

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A Biden win would be no miracle cure

It remains to be seen what it would take to defeat Trumpism for good

31.01.2024 20

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Wall Street’s bargain with Trump

Many corporate leaders are misguided in playing down the risks of a second term for the Republican former president

24.01.2024 40

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Joe Biden’s invisible Palestinians

The president’s staunch support for Israel risks damaging his prospects for re-election

17.01.2024 20

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Americans won’t be terrified into rejecting Trump

To win in 2024, Democrats must do better at addressing voters’ concerns about the economy, crime and immigration

20.12.2023 50

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Putin’s good friends in America

Many Republicans resist aid to Ukraine on the basis that anything harmful to Biden must be right for their party

13.12.2023 8

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The world cannot hedge against Donald Trump

Everything will change for European and Asian democracies if a man bent on dictatorship re-enters the White House

06.12.2023 3

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The Nikki Haley wild card for 2024

Trump is favourite to win the Republican nomination but many US voters don’t want a rerun of the 2020 election

29.11.2023 5

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Joe Biden’s year of living dangerously

A rematch with Trump in 2024 would risk putting the US democratic system itself in the balance

10.11.2023 30

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Netanyahu is an albatross around Biden’s neck

Israel’s prime minister stands in the way of the two-state solution that is the US president’s goal

01.11.2023 10

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Biden’s unsung shift on China

The upside to dialogue between Washington and Beijing should never be overlooked

25.10.2023 10

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The kamikazes on America’s Capitol Hill

The Republican party has revealed its preference for misgovernance

18.10.2023 4

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Biden, Netanyahu and America’s choice

The temptation is to offer Israel’s leader unconditional support but it would be wiser to try to break the cycle of violence

11.10.2023 4

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